polyphalange
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]polyphalange (plural not attested)
- (anatomy) An extra phalanx.
- 2016 February 10, “Parallel Evolution of Polydactyly Traits in Chinese and European Chickens”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Some birds had four toes, but the anterior-most toe had an extra phalanx that was termed the polyphalange, and was considered a variation of polydactyly in the analyses of the present study.